Not many people know, but retail government and corporate bonds have been available on Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) since July 2011. Basically you can buy bonds just like buying any other stocks through a brokerage. Before buying bonds, the first thing is to understand that there are 2 main types of bonds.     Government Issued Bonds Singapore Government issued Securities (SGS) by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on behalf of the Singapore Government. They can be either Treasury Bills (T-Bills) which mature in less than one year or SGS Bonds with maturities of 2, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years. However, T bills can only be bought through ATM, while you can trade SGS bonds of 2 years and above maturity on SGX. SGS bonds at this moment are AAA rated by S&P, the highest rating available. All SGS bonds pay coupons semi-annually. Corporate Issued Bonds Bonds issued ......